How to install a basic sliding tub shower door.
How do i install shower doors.
Planning ahead measure the width of the shower opening in at least three places.
Installing the door panels is easiest from outside the shower.
Prepare the doors by installing roller and if applicable handle towel bar hardware.
Any wall that s more than inch out of vertical over 5 feet will need a matching filler strip so that the door can be made plumb.
This will be secured by a metal threshold that fits onto the front lip of the tub two side columns that will be secured into the tile walls and a single cross member to connect the columns on top.
Installing a glass shower door is an easy enough project that most homeowners can tackle themselves.
Threshold up to 5 feet and halfway in between.
Shower door overview illustration by gregory nemec.
The installation process will vary depending on whether you re installing a swinging or sliding glass door but either way you ll need to start by assembling a frame for the door.
Shower door kits will come with a set of metal tracks that seat the shower door so most of the assembly process involves installing the metal frame.
Hanging the door panels.
Place the rollers on the top frame flange of both door panels and secure them with lock washers and machine screws.
How to install a basic sliding tub shower door.
Learning how to install a shower door is simply a matter of the right tools and good technique.